Rocket Lab is an end-to-end space company headquartered in Long Beach, California, with facilities spanning Virginia, New Mexico, Colorado, Maryland, Toronto, and New Zealand. The company provides integrated space solutions - covering launch services, spacecraft platforms, satellite components, and on-orbit mission management - to government and commercial customers including NASA, the U.S. Space Force, and commercial satellite operators.
Its Electron small orbital launch vehicle has completed 77 successful launches, deploying 245 satellites and earning a position as the second most frequently launched U.S. rocket. Beyond launch, Rocket Lab's spacecraft technology has enabled more than 1,700 missions worldwide, with over 1,700 satellites on orbit carrying Rocket Lab hardware. The company's space solar cells power over 1,000 spacecraft - accumulating more than 150 cumulative years in space - and have been deployed on high-profile programmes including the James Webb Space Telescope and major communications constellations.
Rocket Lab's customers operate across climate monitoring, global communications, national security, cargo resupply, and interplanetary exploration. The company is currently developing Neutron, a next-generation launch vehicle in the 13-tonne payload class, intended to expand its launch capabilities for larger missions and constellation deployment.
